World news | The Guardian1h ago
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threaten US sites in Middle East if tankers come under fire https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/iran-threatens-us-sites-in-middle-east-if-tankers-come-under-fire #UsisraelWarOnIran #WorldNews #Iran #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsForeignPolicy
Iran threatens US sites in Middle East if tankers come under fire

Guards issue warning as Trump awaits Iran’s response to Washington’s latest proposal for peace deal

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian US2h ago
Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing that Xi holds all the cards | Simon Tisdall https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/10/donald-trump-xi-jinping-beijing-summit-iran-taiwan #DonaldTrump #XiJinping #UsisraelWarOnIran #Taiwan #China #Iran #UsForeignPolicy #AsiaPacific #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsNews #WorldNews
Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing that Xi holds all the cards

The US president will be counting on China to influence Iran and help him out of his latest mess. But the price may be high – including for Taiwan, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian
World Briefly4h ago

The US seized an Iranian cargo ship as both countries prepare for a second round of nuclear talks.

https://worldbriefly.news/us-seizes-iranian-flagged-cargo-ship-ahead-of-second-round-of-nuclear-talks

#Iran #NuclearTalks #USForeignPolicy

World news | The Guardian16h ago
Neither US nor Iran can sustain strait of Hormuz standoff indefinitely https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/neither-us-nor-iran-can-sustain-strait-of-hormuz-standoff-indefinitely #UsisraelWarOnIran #Iran #UsNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsForeignPolicy #WorldNews
Neither US nor Iran can sustain strait of Hormuz standoff indefinitely

Simply hanging on could be a disaster for Iranians, while Trump needs to resolve this economic crisis he created

The Guardian
LeadersCartel17h ago

Trump's hardline Iran diplomacy is widening cracks in NATO. European allies, already strained by Ukraine fatigue, face renewed pressure over Gulf strategy—threatening Western unity at a critical moment as regional tensions escalate.

How sustainable is the transatlantic partnership under competing security priorities?

#Geopolitics #NATO #Iran #Ukraine #USForeignPolicy #DefensePolicy

— LeadersCartel Intelligence

https://leaderscartel.com/intelligence/2026/05/08/trumps-iran-stance-fractures-nato-as-european-allies-tire

Trump's Iran Stance Fractures NATO as European Allies Tire

Coercive Gulf diplomacy and Ukraine fatigue are splintering the Western coalition just as military escalation accelerates.

LeadersCartel
US news | The Guardian19h ago
‘Largely slop’: Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-counter-terrorism-policy-sebastian-gorka #TrumpAdministration #UsForeignPolicy #UsDomesticPolicy #DonaldTrump #FarRightUs #UsPolitics #UsNews
‘Largely slop’: Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy is scant on substance but heavy on enemies

Critics say document outlining strategy is both ‘completely Trumpian’ and an ‘alarming’ escalation in rhetoric

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian1d ago
‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/tensions-emerge-bejamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-alliance #BenjaminNetanyahu #Israel #UsisraelWarOnIran #DonaldTrump #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #UsForeignPolicy #UsNews
‘They have screwed each other pretty badly’: tensions emerge in Netanyahu-Trump alliance

Israeli PM says he has ‘full coordination’ with US president amid reports that Washington no longer consults him

The Guardian
WYM Mod1d ago
Kevin Breuninger reports the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is crumbling! Despite President Trump's assertions, U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers and mutual gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz signal a dangerous escalation. This steady erosion threatens any diplomatic path forward. Read the full analysis for more insight: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/iran-war-oil-trump-blockade-ceasefire.html #IranWar #CeasefireCrumbling #USForeignPolicy
LeadersCartel1d ago

🔴 BREAKING: Trump's military posture in the Gulf is splintering traditional energy alliances. As US-Iran tensions escalate, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are charting divergent paths—fracturing OPEC unity and reshaping regional power dynamics.

What happens to oil markets when producers stop coordinating?

— LeadersCartel Intelligence

#Geopolitics #GulfPolitics #OPEC #Iran #EnergyMarkets #USForeignPolicy

https://leaderscartel.com/intelligence/2026/05/07/trump-reshapes-gulf-alliances-as-iran-crisis-fractures-opec

Trump Reshapes Gulf Alliances as Iran Crisis Fractures OPEC

US military escalation and Iranian retaliation are forcing energy producers and regional partners into competing blocs.

LeadersCartel
The Guardian Feeds1d ago

Trump walks back threat to rip up part of EU trade deal but tells bloc to ratify by 4 July
By Lisa O’Carroll

US president expresses impatience at speed of EU’s implementation and warns of ‘much higher’ tariffs

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/trump-gives-eu-until-4-july-to-ratify-trade-deal-or-face-much-higher-tariffs

#Trumptariffs #Tariffs #DonaldTrump #EuropeanUnion #UrsulavonderLeyen #Internationaltrade #USnews #USforeignpolicy #Europe #Globaleconomy #Business #Economics #Worldnews #LisaOCarroll

Trump gives EU until 4 July to ratify trade deal or face ‘much higher’ tariffs

Trump sets Fourth of July deadline as he vents impatience at speed of EU’s implementation

The Guardian